The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Collectivity of Saint Martin: The

Collectivity of Saint Martin The Collectivity of Saint Martin (french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Martin (, ), is an overseas collectivity of France in the West Indies in the Caribbean, on – but not identical with – the island of S ...

(french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin) is an

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located in the Leeward Islands of the

Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; pap, Antias Menor; nl, Kleine Antillen) are a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea. Most of them are part of a long, partially volcanic island arc bet ...

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in the

Caribbean Sea The Caribbean Sea ( es, Mar Caribe; french: Mer des Caraïbes; ht, Lanmè Karayib; jam, Kiaribiyan Sii; nl, Caraïbische Zee; pap, Laman Karibe) is a sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico ...

. It came into being on February 22, 2007, encompassing the northern parts of the island of Saint Martin and neighbouring

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s, the largest of which is

Île Tintamarre Île Tintamarre, also known as Flat Island, is a small island with an area of approximately . It is located in the Caribbean Sea, about from the island of Saint Martin, and is administered as part of the French overseas collectivity of Saint ...

. The southern part of the island,

Sint Maarten Sint Maarten () is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the Caribbean. With a population of 41,486 as of January 2019 on an area of , it encompasses the southern 44% of the divided island of Saint Martin, while the nort ...

, is a constituent country of the

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General reference

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: * Common English country name: Saint Martin * Official English country name: The

French Overseas Collectivity The French overseas collectivities (''collectivité d'outre-mer'' or ''COM'') are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonies ...

of Saint Martin * Common endonym: Saint-Martin * Official endonym: Collectivité de Saint-Martin * Adjectival(s): Saint-Martinoise * Demonym(s): Saint-Martinoise *

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: MF, MAF, 663 *

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: See ISO 3166-2:MF *

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.mf .mf is an assigned Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) that was to be created for the Collectivity of Saint Martin, but it is currently not in use, as it is not available for registration nor website use of the domain. The decision by t ...

Geography of Saint Martin

* Saint Martin is: an

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, and an

* Location: ** Northern Hemisphere and

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*** North America (though not on the

mainland Mainland is defined as "relating to or forming the main part of a country or continent, not including the islands around it egardless of status under territorial jurisdiction by an entity" The term is often politically, economically and/or dem ...

) **

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

*** North Atlantic **** Caribbean *****

Antilles The Antilles (; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy; es, Antillas; french: Antilles; nl, Antillen; ht, Antiy; pap, Antias; Jamaican Patois: ''Antiliiz'') is an archipelago bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the south and west, the Gulf of Mex ...

******

******* Leeward Islands ******** French West Indies ********* Saint Martin Island (which it shares with the Netherlands Antilles) **

Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between countries and their subdivisions instead of strictly following longitude, because it ...

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( UTC-04) ** Extreme points of Saint Martin *** High: Pic Paradis *** Low:

0 m ** Land boundaries: 15 km ** Coastline:

* Population of Saint Martin: * Area of Saint Martin: * Atlas of Saint Martin

Natural geographical features of Saint Martin

* Anguilla Channel * Islands of Saint Martin (France): **Northern portion of the island of Saint Martin **Caye Verte **Crowl Rock **Grand Îlet **

**Petite Clef **Pinel **Rocher de l’Anse Marcel *

Rivers of Saint Martin A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wa ...

* Simpson Bay Lagoon

Government and politics of Saint Martin

Politics of the Collectivity of Saint Martin The Collectivity of Saint Martin was a French commune for many years and formed part of Guadeloupe, which is an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France and is therefore in the European Union. In 2003, the population of the French par ...

* Form of government: *

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: President of the Territorial Council, Frantz Gumbs * Cabinet of Saint Martin: The Territorial Council of the Collectivity of Saint Martin * Capital of Saint Martin: Marigot *

Political parties in the Collectivity of Saint Martin Politics (from , ) is the set of activities that are associated with Decision-making, making decisions in Social group, groups, or other forms of Power (social and political), power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of res ...

* Elections: **

2007 Saint Martin Territorial Council election Elections to the Territorial Council were held in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Martin for the first time on 1 July and 8 July 2007. As no list received an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, all lists with more than 10 ...

International organization membership

The Collectivity of Saint Martin is a member of: *

Universal Postal Union The Universal Postal Union (UPU, french: link=no, Union postale universelle), established by the Treaty of Bern of 1874, is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to ...

(UPU) *

World Federation of Trade Unions The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) is an international federation of trade unions established in 1945. Founded in the immediate aftermath of World War Two, the organization built on the pre-war legacy of the International Federation o ...

(WFTU)

History of Saint Martin

History of Saint Martin *

French colonization of the Americas France began colonizing the Americas in the 16th century and continued into the following centuries as it established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere. France established colonies in much of eastern North America, on several Caribbe ...

Arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy The arrondissement of Saint-Martin-Saint-Barthélemy is a former ''arrondissement'' of France, formerly located in the Guadeloupe ''département'', in the Guadeloupe '' région''. It had 3 cantons and 2 communes. It ceased to exist on 22 Februa ...

Treaty of Concordia The Treaty of Concordia, or the Partition Treaty of 1648, was signed on March 23, 1648, between the Kingdom of France and the Dutch Republic and divided the island of Saint Martin. Signature The treaty was signed by the two governors of the islan ...

Culture of Saint Martin

Culture of Saint Martin *

French America French America (), sometimes called Franco-America, in contrast to Anglo-America, is the French-speaking community of people and their diaspora, notably those tracing back origins to New France, the early French colonization of the Americas. Th ...

* Language in Saint Martin ** French **

Virgin Islands Creole Virgin Islands Creole, or Virgin Islands Creole English, is an English-based creole consisting of several varieties spoken in the Virgin Islands and the nearby SSS islands of Saba, Saint Martin and Sint Eustatius, where it is known as Saban En ...

* National symbols of Saint Martin ** Coat of arms of the Collectivity of Saint Martin ** Flag of Saint Martin ** National anthem of Saint Martin * Scouting and Guiding in Guadeloupe and Saint Martin * Sport in Saint Martin ** Football in Saint Martin ***

Comité de Football des Îles du Nord The Comité de Football des Îles du Nord is the official football (soccer) federation of the French half of the island of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy island, although Saint Barthélemy now has its own Comité de Football de Saint Barthé ...

***

Saint-Martin Championships The Saint-Martin League (French: Ligue de Saint-Martin) is the top division of association football in the Collectivity of Saint Martin The Collectivity of Saint Martin (french: Collectivité de Saint-Martin), commonly known as simply Saint Ma ...

***

Saint Martin national football team The Saint Martin football team is the football team of the Collectivity of Saint Martin, the French half of the island of Saint Martin which was previously part of the French overseas department of Guadeloupe (not to be confused with the team of ...

** Rugby union in Saint Martin * World Heritage Sites in Saint Martin: None

Economy and infrastructure of Saint Martin

* Currency of Saint Martin:

Euro The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens . ...

(see also: Euro topics) ** ISO 4217:

EUR The euro ( symbol: €; code: EUR) is the official currency of 19 out of the member states of the European Union (EU). This group of states is known as the eurozone or, officially, the euro area, and includes about 340 million citizens ...

Infrastructure of Saint Martin

* Communications in Saint Martin **

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* Transportation in Saint Martin ** Airports in Saint Martin ***

L'Espérance Airport L'Esperance or L'Espérance (French for "The Hope"), may refer to: * L'Espérance (newspaper), Guinean newspaper * L'Esperance, U.S. Virgin Islands, settlement * ''L'Espérance'' (ship), a French privateer ship captured in the action of 30 Septemb ...

References

External links

; Travel and tourism
About Saint Martin
Tourist Guide
Dutch St. Maarten
nbsp;— St. Maarten Tourist Bureau
French Saint Martin
nbsp;— Saint Martin Tourist Office

nbsp;— Official site ; Organizations
Birds of St. Martin
- by Eric Dubois-Millot, Action Nature. ; News and media
The Daily Herald (St. Maarten), ''The Daily Herald''
�� Daily newspaper from St. Maarten
''LE FAXinfo''
nbsp;— Other daily newspaper from Saint Martin (in French) {{DEFAULTSORT:Saint Martin Saint Martin 1